diff --git a/kafka/client_async.py b/kafka/client_async.py
index a9704fafd..6c4e7eee7 100644
--- a/kafka/client_async.py
+++ b/kafka/client_async.py
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ class KafkaClient(object):
 
     DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
         'bootstrap_servers': 'localhost',
+        'bootstrap_topics_filter': set(),
         'client_id': 'kafka-python-' + __version__,
         'request_timeout_ms': 30000,
         'connections_max_idle_ms': 9 * 60 * 1000,
@@ -231,9 +232,15 @@ def _bootstrap(self, hosts):
         self._last_bootstrap = time.time()
 
         if self.config['api_version'] is None or self.config['api_version'] < (0, 10):
-            metadata_request = MetadataRequest[0]([])
+            if self.config['bootstrap_topics_filter']:
+                metadata_request = MetadataRequest[0](list(self.config['bootstrap_topics_filter']))
+            else:
+                metadata_request = MetadataRequest[0]([])
         else:
-            metadata_request = MetadataRequest[1](None)
+            if self.config['bootstrap_topics_filter']:
+                metadata_request = MetadataRequest[1](list(self.config['bootstrap_topics_filter']))
+            else:
+                metadata_request = MetadataRequest[1](None)
 
         for host, port, afi in hosts:
             log.debug("Attempting to bootstrap via node at %s:%s", host, port)
@@ -825,7 +832,7 @@ def check_version(self, node_id=None, timeout=2, strict=False):
             self._refresh_on_disconnects = False
             try:
                 remaining = end - time.time()
-                version = conn.check_version(timeout=remaining, strict=strict)
+                version = conn.check_version(timeout=remaining, strict=strict, topics=list(self.config['bootstrap_topics_filter']))
                 return version
             except Errors.NodeNotReadyError:
                 # Only raise to user if this is a node-specific request
diff --git a/kafka/conn.py b/kafka/conn.py
index a2d5ee6cc..122297b4b 100644
--- a/kafka/conn.py
+++ b/kafka/conn.py
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ def _infer_broker_version_from_api_versions(self, api_versions):
         # so if all else fails, choose that
         return (0, 10, 0)
 
-    def check_version(self, timeout=2, strict=False):
+    def check_version(self, timeout=2, strict=False, topics=[]):
         """Attempt to guess the broker version.
 
         Note: This is a blocking call.
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ def check_version(self, timeout=2, strict=False):
             ((0, 9), ListGroupsRequest[0]()),
             ((0, 8, 2), GroupCoordinatorRequest[0]('kafka-python-default-group')),
             ((0, 8, 1), OffsetFetchRequest[0]('kafka-python-default-group', [])),
-            ((0, 8, 0), MetadataRequest[0]([])),
+            ((0, 8, 0), MetadataRequest[0](topics)),
         ]
 
         for version, request in test_cases:
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ def check_version(self, timeout=2, strict=False):
             # the attempt to write to a disconnected socket should
             # immediately fail and allow us to infer that the prior
             # request was unrecognized
-            mr = self.send(MetadataRequest[0]([]))
+            mr = self.send(MetadataRequest[0](topics))
 
             selector = self.config['selector']()
             selector.register(self._sock, selectors.EVENT_READ)
diff --git a/kafka/producer/kafka.py b/kafka/producer/kafka.py
index 7d52bdfa7..0935f01b9 100644
--- a/kafka/producer/kafka.py
+++ b/kafka/producer/kafka.py
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ class KafkaProducer(object):
         'key_serializer': None,
         'value_serializer': None,
         'acks': 1,
+        'bootstrap_topics_filter': set(),
         'compression_type': None,
         'retries': 0,
         'batch_size': 16384,